…Regional Chairs (one for each of the following regions: North America, South America (Spanish-speaking jurisdictions), Brazil, Mexico and Central America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia). The applications…
…resolution practitioners, as well as the CPR International Mediation Competition which we launched three years ago out of Brazil. Prior to my legal career, which I started at Shearman &…
…York, Hong Kong and Brazil, from which –and not exclusively from Paris– the institution is able to administer arbitration procedures. Among the initiatives of the ICC are its efforts to…
…renowned for its scepticism of and disengagement with ISDS. After the famous “Tokyo No” meeting in 1964, all Latin American countries voted against the ICSID Convention. Brazil, the largest economy…
…Santos in São Paulo, Brazil. The historic award is the first decision based on controversial statutes regulating arbitration in the ports sector in Brazil. This decision can provide insights on…
…the justice system. In “Let mediation be mediation. Conciliation versus mediation in Brazil”, Maria Nazareth de Serpa explains the meaning of each of mediation and conciliation in Brazil. Nazareth describes…
…different renewable sources. Bolivia and Ecuador’s recent denunciations of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention), Brazil, Mexico and Colombia’s…
…in Brazil that these decisions represent exceptions. Conclusion In conclusion, based on all the above mentioned reasons, we can affirm with confidence that Brazil is currently an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction….
…Survey highlighted the efforts made by the ICC at opening an office in São Paulo, Brazil, which also includes a modern hearing centre. In less than one year, the São…
…the idea of “equality before the law”, which is inherent to it. And yet, it is hardly ever acknowledged explicite. Model treaties of Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, the…
…with the important players of the region, such as Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, however, each small step forward is welcomed and celebrated. References[+] References ↑1 Recurso de Nulidad interpuesto por…
…of Nanni Advogados in São Paulo and Young ITA Regional Chair for Brazil, were in charge of the opening remarks. Júlio Bueno started by drawing attention to one of the…
…the constitution of Argentina. Brazil for decades has remained outside of the traditional system but is now leading with a facilitation agreement without ISDS, is this a viable approach? José…
…Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. An important exception is Brazil, China’s largest partner in the region, having received a staggering 55% of all Chinese investment in Latin America over…
The recent Petrobras – Lava Jato government fraud scandal that hit Brazil hard and swept through other Latin American countries has also greatly affected Perú. According to Marcelo Odebrecht (a…
…Validity of Arbitration Agreements Related to Franchise Contracts in Brazil? The recent decision of an important Court of Appeal in Brazil might lead us to the conclusion that the rules…
The debate around the ‘extension’ of arbitration agreements has, once again, been placed under the spotlight in Brazil. The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (‘SCJ’) recently considered the issue in…
…to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Convention (ICSID Convention). To date, however, this approach has not limited Brazil’s attractiveness to foreign investment, with Brazil being a leading…
…(such as Brazil, which in early 2018 elected to prohibit investments in crypto by investment funds and ruled that cryptocurrencies are not financial assets), there are arguably two strands to…
…highlight trends and arbitrators in the region by generating Arbitrator Intelligence Reports on Latin American Arbitrators, which parties can use in future arbitrator selection. The LATAM campaign focuses on Brazil,…
…and then turn their focus to Brazil. They explore the opportunity for further use of ODR in Brazil and consider the resistance in Brazil to an increased used of ODR….
…rules around funding, let alone disclosure. However, in Brazil, the CAM-CCBC (Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce), a leading arbitral centre, issued guidelines in July 2016 recommending the disclosure of funding…
…the success of the Peru Flash Campaign in various regions. Starting with Latin America, AI is in the process of recruiting AI Ambassadors for on Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile,…
Brazil has recently executed two new Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements (“CFIAs”) with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on April 11, 2018; and with the Republic of Suriname on…
